View
218
Download
0
Category
Preview:
Citation preview
8/8/2019 The Eyeopener — January 12, 2011
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/the-eyeopener-january-12-2011 1/16
Eyeopener t h e
volume 44 / issue 14 Wednesday, January 12, 2011Ryerson’s Independent Paper
Since 1967theeyeopener.com
P H O T O : M A R T A I W A N E K
FIRE
A SIX-ALARM FIRE GUTS THE OLD
EMPRESS HOTEL, A ‘PERSON OF
INTEREST’ EMERGES AND LEVY
WANTS THE LOT.PAGE 3
8/8/2019 The Eyeopener — January 12, 2011
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/the-eyeopener-january-12-2011 2/16
The Eyeopener2 Wednesday, January 12, 2011
AU student Kristy in Edmonton,AB
Finish.You may not have done as well
on your exams as you hoped,
but with transfer credits from
Athabasca University, you can
pick up the classes you need to
complete your degree. AU oers
over 700 courses delivered online
and at a distance, many with
the exibility of monthly start
dates. Let AU help you nish your
degree in record time.
Learn more at
www.athabascau.ca .
Free Beer + Free Pizza = The Eyeopener & Steam Whistle
Check next week’s issue of The Eyeopener to find out how you can get in on it.
www.usedbookroom.ca Student Centre, 55 Gould St.
SCC-B03
We Will Sell Them For You
The Used Book Room, a consignment used bookstore. Run by students, for students.
Bring Us Your
BOOKS
EXTENDED HOURS: (Jan 10-22)Mon-Thu: 8:30am-9pm / Fri: 8:30am-6pmSat: 11am-5pm / Sun: CLOSED
8/8/2019 The Eyeopener — January 12, 2011
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/the-eyeopener-january-12-2011 3/16
The Eyeopener 3 Wednesday, January 12, 2011 NEWS
BY GRAHAM SLAUGHTER
Student sues students’ union over health planBY JEFF LAGERQUIST
The Ryerson Student’s Union will
appear in small claims court in early2011 to determine if second-year
engineering student and former RSUpresidential candidate Mark Single is
entitled to the $290 in his tuition feesallocated to the RSU Members’ Health
and Dental Plan.“We plan to respond based on the
policy that has been established byour board of directors,” said RSU presi-
dent Toby Whiteld. The student policy offered by
Green Shield through the RSU in-cludes 80 per cent of prescription
drug costs, $500 for massage therapy,$300 for chiropractic care, and $240
in physiotherapy, as well as basic den-
tal and travel coverage to a maximumof $750 per year.
“I should have the freedom tochoose how I take care of my personal
health,” said Single, whose opt-out re-quest was declined.
Students with coverage througha family member or spouse have the
opportunity to opt out of the planand recover the fee if they have “simi-
lar benets,” according to the link onthe RSU website. Single submitted
an out of province health insurancepolicy and expressed his intention to
personally pay for additional expens-es. However, he was unable to prove
that he is sufciently covered and his
request was declined.Single isn’t convinced that he
needs coverage for items like custom
foot orthotics.“OHIP covers all the basics, any-
thing beyond that should be up tothe students, not shoved down their
throats by the student’s union,” hesaid.
Armed with a video camera, Singleserved RSU President Toby Whiteld
with court documents on Dec. 10.Whiteld allegedly called security ser-
vices, claiming he was being harassedby Single.
“Some of our staff didn’t feel com-fortable being videotaped. There was
a back and fourth about that,” saidWhiteld.
Last March, Single introduced a by-law amendment motion at the RSU
Annual General Meeting that would
allow students to opt out of the RSUentirely, a move he now admits would
be “virtually impossible.” The $110 annual fee that students
pay for RSU and Canadian Federa-tion of Students membership sup-
ports campus groups like CKLN, theEyeopener, and the Used Book Store.
Despite the set back, he sees thehealth plan issue as a practical rst
step. Single’s case against the RSU isnot a class action and is not intended
to set any kind of ofcial precedent.“I’m not convinced I will win, but I
do want to open the eyes of students.What the RSU does is not always in
their best interest.”
The Ontario government has an-nounced they will add 42,000 stu-dents to universities and colleges
this year by building more classroomspaces.
However, Ryerson received this fund-ing last year for 319 more spots — less
than one per cent of the new spaces.Ryerson received $16 million last
year through the Knowledge Infra-structure Program. Ryerson’s closest
neighbour, the University of Toronto,got $151 million – more than nine
times Ryerson’s sh are. York Universitywas given $35 million.
Ryerson used this money last yearfor renovations to the Image Arts
building.
York and the University of Toronto’sprojects will each open up about1,670 spaces in new science buildings
— ve times more than Ryerson’s al-lotted spots.
Ryerson president Sheldon Levycouldn’t conrm the 319 new spots,
saying that Ryerson asked the gov-ernment for around 2, 000.
“You’d think th at just on balance, wewould be in a good position because
we’re in the GTA obviously, where thegrowth is, and we have the highest
demand for number of places avail-able of any university in Ontario,” said
Levy.“This is a continuing investment in
Ryerson’s infrastructure,” said Tyler
Charlebois, a representative from theOntario Ministry of Training, collegesand universities.
Charlebois said, “If there’s a dis-crepancy between the numbers it’s
because [the ministry of training, col-leges and universities] has said we’ll
fund 319, and Ryerson is opening upmore.”
Robert Marshall, an instructor inpolitics and public administration,
thinks the government invested lessin Ryerson because of the university’s
reputation as a polytechnic institute,and the government’s interest in cre-
ating science-based jobs.“U of T and York are bigger schools
with stronger and longer traditionsand history of doing research,” said
Marshall.But Levy says that the science pro-
gram is what Ryerson is interested inexpanding.
“It’s no secret, we want to build th efaculty of science, which is in the aca-
demic plan. But both the operatingand the capital will have to be there
in order for us to be able to do that,”he said.
In an email to the Eyeopener, On-tario premier Dalton McGuinty briey
explained that increasing enrolment
will “help Ontario meet the demandsof the new economy. “
Liana Salvador, vice president
education for the Ryerson Student’sUnion, referred to this announcement
as an “optical illusion” because Ryer-son cashed in on the funding last year.
“They’re repeating stuff we alreadyknew,” said Salvador.
A government press release on Dec.27, outlined how boosting enrolment
would make “a high quality educationmore accessible than ever,” but Salva-
dor disagrees.“When you’re considering going
to a university, you don’t consider thebuildings on campus. You think about
whether or not you can afford it,” she
said.But Levy says that these are two
different issues.
The funding that the government isdiscussing is to help additional stu-
dents who want to attend post sec-
ondary.
“The funding that we’re talkingabout is necessary to increase thenumber of students that have an op-
portunity to attend post secondary,”Levy said.
Rather than revamping buildingsand adding students, Pamela Palma-
ter, an associate professor of politicsand public administration, thinks Ry-
erson needs to invest in the people atthe front of the class — the professors.
“You can’t put the cart before thehorse,” said Palmater.
“You can’t add students and hire pro-fessors later. You need to do that up
front.”Marianna Angotti, a second-year
lm student who sits on the imagearts course union, agrees.
“If they’re increasing enrolment, I`dlike to see them consider hiring inter-
national faculty to better representthe multiculturalism of Toronto,” she
said.She said she hopes that the new
spots won’t affect the unique profes-sor-student relationship that results
from small class sizes.“It’s a really tight knit group and
I don’t think it would stay that way if the start accepting more and more
students,” said Angotti.
You can’t add students and
hire professors later.
— Pamela Palmater,
politics professor
I should have the freedom
to choose how I take care of
my personal health.
— Mark Single,
engineering student
Investigation o YongeStreet fre closesA week o investigations over the fre that ravaged Yonge and Gould
BY SARAH DEL GIALLO AND EMMAPRESTWICHNEWS EDITORS
The re investigation on the corner
of Yonge and Gould streets nished
on Monday. The building has been
taken down to the second oor and
re ofcials were nally able to enter
to conduct the investigation.
Bill Hiscott, a supervisor for the Fire
Marshall’s Ofce said samples that will
hopefully determine the cause and
origin of the re have been sent away
to the lab for tests.
“We’ll do our best. We’re lookingat all the debris that’s there, and we
will be taking samples that will be go-
ing to the lab. Hopefully the samples
will identify what the cause of the re
was,” he said.
Results will not be back for another
couple of months.
The six-alarm re overtook the heri-
tage building at Yonge and Gould just
after 4 a.m. on Jan. 3, 2011. It was the
same building that stood empty for
eight months after one of the walls
collapsed last April. The building had
been slotted to open Jan. 15 follow-
ing renovations by Toronto Hydro.
Police announced that they had
found a person of interest on Friday,
who was captured on security camer-
as entering the back alley of the build-
ing around 1:30 a.m. and exiting the
alley around 3:50 a.m.
The aforementioned back alley has
no street exit, only loading docks at
the back. The person is shown in thecamera footage exiting onto Gould
Street and walking north-east, which
would indicate a path through Ryer-
son’s campus.
Det. David Love of the Toronto Po-
lice would not identify the source of
the camera footage, saying only that
it came from a local business.
However, Ryerson security has 280
cameras positioned around campus
and several at the intersection of
Yonge and Gould.
Now that the investigation has n-
ished at the site of the re, debris can
be cleared off Yonge Street, machin-
ery and fences that occupied trafc
lanes all of last week. It will be opened
back up to vehicles, and stores on the
east side of the street will be able to
reopen.
Pedestrian trafc may be lighter as
both sidewalks will be open.
Fire ofcials went in to conrm that
there were no victims in the building,and the search yielded no bodies.
The Investigation only started this
weekend as no one could enter the
building until it was deemed safe by
engineers. The building had to be
lowered to the second oor so that
there was no risk of falling debris.
Investigators have not yet identi-
ed a cause of the re, but an arson
investigation has been ongoing since
Jan. 5.
Detective constable Dave Love shows photos o a person o interest in the fre investigation. PHOTO: LIN NGUYEN
Rye gets shafted bygovernment program
8/8/2019 The Eyeopener — January 12, 2011
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/the-eyeopener-january-12-2011 4/16
4 EDITORIALThe Eyeopener Wednesday, January 12, 2011
• Intensive 60-Hour Program
• Classroom Management Techniques
• Detailed Lesson Planning
• ESL Skills Development
• Comprehensive Teaching Materials
• Interactive Teaching Practicum
• Internationally Recognized Certificate
• Teacher Placement Service
• Money-Back Guarantee Included
• Thousands of Satisfied Students
Teach EnglishAbroad
TESOL/TESL Teacher Training
Certification Courses
OXFORD SEMINARS416-924-3240/1-800-269-6719
www.oxfordseminars.ca
Playing the role of the Annoying
Talking Coffee Mug this week...
Computers breaking down, never say never and talk of raising TTCprices. (REALLY!?!)
The Eyeopener is Ryerson’s largest
and independent student newspaper.
It is owned and operated by Rye
Eye Publishing Inc., a non-prot
corporation owned by the students
of Ryerson. Our ofce is on the
second oor of the Student Campus
Centre and you can reach us at
theeyeopener.com
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Shannon “MAD MALTWORM” HigginsNEWS
Sarah“GAMMOM OF BACON” Del GialloEmma “ VEXING MAGGOT PIE ” Prestwich
ASSOCIATE NEWS
Rebecca “BEEF-WITTED EGG” BurtonFEATURES
Mariana “ YEASTY TOAD” IonovaBIZ & TECH
Brad “SPOTTED VASSAL” WhitehouseARTS & LIFE
Gianluca “FROTHY MAMMET” InglesiSPORTS
Sean “CREATURE OF BOMBAST” TepperPHOTO
Marta “TAIWAN MOLE OF NATURE” Iwanek Lindsay “SAUCY MINION” Boeckl
ASSOCIATE PHOTO
Chelsea “SHEEP-BITING BAGGAGE”Pottage
The EyeopenerFUN
Kats “BOW-BOY BUTT SHAFT” QuintoCOMMUNITY
Allyssia “HUGGER-MUGGER” AlleyneONLINE MEDIA
Lee“ VENOMED FUSTILARIAN ” RichardsonONLINE GURUS
John “DREAD BOLTED SCUT” Shmuel Aleysha “FROTHY MISCREANT” Haniff
GENERAL MANAGER
Liane“MALMSEY-NOSED JOITHEAD” McLarty ADVERTISING MANAGER
Chris “HALF-FACED LOUT” RobertsDESIGN DIRECTOR
J.D. “BUNCH-BACK’D TOAD” MowatCIRCULATION MANAGER
Megan “FLAP-MOUTH MEASLE” HigginsVOLUNTEERS
Gabe “SASHA ” LeeJeff “THE DUDE” Lagerquist
Brittany “DRAMA QUEEN” Devenyi
Follow@theeyeopener for your
daily dose of kittens, music,news, photosand nakedpeople. (Butnot photos of naked people.)
New year. New catastrophe.New property?
Hell-o 2011.
Ryerson crashed into the newyear with a reporter’s wet dream.
A suspicious six-alarm fire dev-astates the cursed heritage build-
ing Ryerson has been droolingover for years.
Flash forward a week later andpolice have declared the site a
crime scene and there’s a securitytape showing a mysterious “per-
son of interest” in all black.It’s serious business. During the
blaze three firefighters were tak-en to St. Michael’s Hospital after
sending up maydays.
And as the clean-up crew dili-gently works to clear the ash
SHANNON HIGGINS
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Fireghters work to stop hot spots at Yonge and Gould after a six-alarm blaze left the heritage building in
shambles. PHOTO: MARTA IWANEK
and rubble from the street, you’d
think that President Sheldon Levywould give the situation some
time to perculate before making acalculated move.
Not quite. Instead, with gunsblazing he called on Queen’s Park
and Mayor Rob Ford to “get onwith the job” in the Globe and
Mail on Jan. 04.Levy wants the old Empress Ho-
tel location as Ryerson’s personalentrance to the Dundas subway
station and sees it as the miss-ing link for Ryerson’s gateway to
Yonge Street.He’s had eight months to stew
over the heritage site’s misman-agement since the north wall
collapsed in April. “The fact thatthere was no urgency, I think is
insulting to everyone in our com-munity. And I hope now there’s an
urgency,” he said.But even Levy concedes there’s
a serious catch to his plan. Hedoesn’t know how Ryerson would
Out with the old
QUICK!Go to page15 and nd
out how youcan win $50
pay for the purchase, what busi-
nesses would be game for a pub-lic-private partnership, or even
what the university would buildon the property. There is no mon-
ey and no plan.And while I would love Ryerson
to ditch the invisibility cloak andget ownership of the property,
Levy should have let the dust set-tle before swooping in and throw-
ing down a premature proposal.Go to page 8 for more cover-
age from features editor Mariana
Ionova.
Have a burning desire to yell
at me? Send letters to editor@
theeyeopener.com or tweet me
@murphyhiggins.
EYE DECIDEGo to theeyeopener.com
and tell us if you thinkRyerson should pursue the
burnt out property at Yongeand Gould.
Go totheeyeopener.com for a chanceto win cashmoney, watchvideos, learnsimple recipes,and leave
incredibly wittycomments.
Harlan “ YOU ROCK ” NemersTerry “TONY CLEMENT” Sparkes
Nicole “STREETCAR” SienaGrace “FURRIES” Benac
Remington “COOL” JosephGraham “319” Slaughter
Ian “HIPS DON’T LIE” VandaelleMichael “GENES” w
8/8/2019 The Eyeopener — January 12, 2011
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/the-eyeopener-january-12-2011 5/16
Briefs and Groaners Just to augment our collec-
tive Christmas spirit, Ryersonsecurity was called on Dec. 22to the womens’ bathroom onthe frst oor o the RCC tofnd a man possessing drugsand pornographic material.He had also circled PitmanHall and the library on a map,and reused to tell securitywhy. (We say he just wantedto be your Santa Claus.)
On Dec. 23rd at 11 a.m.,
security was called to the Im-age Arts building constructionsite to put out a small fre inone o the big garbage bins.There was no damage to thesite. We don’t care, the oldSalad King burned down. Twowords to the garbage bin ar-sonist: Showed. Up.
Security was called to theTheatre School on Jan. 5 torespond to a woman in her mid-thirties who was throw-ing desk objects at a sta member who reused to
give her money. She missed.She then ran up to a policecar that happened to beparked outside, stuck out her tongue, and blew raspber-ries at the ofcer inside. It’sprobably the most action hegot all day.
A residence student wastreated by campus emergencysta or minor burns to her hand ater she accidentallyput her hand on a stove el-
ement while talking on thephone. Learn how to cook...Otherwise, better have beenhella good phone sex.
Somebody has it out or theEyeopener News team. Two o the three news editors havehad their phones stolen lastweekend. One may have all-en out o a bag. The personwho ound the second phonekept picking up, but carriedon some strange conversa-tion in the background anddidn’t say anything. Saying
that we were Jesus may haveled to the phone’s return.
Just in case you bought anew bathing suit, the RACPool will be closed or themajority o February andMarch or renovations un-der the pool deck. The RAChas an agreement with the
Jewish Community Centre atBloor and Spadina to let their patrons swim there when-ever there are renovations. I
Google Maps says it takes 3ominutes to walk to Bloor andSpadina, you’re better o inyour bathtub.
Ryerson senate will fnallydecide on Jan. 25 to grantstudents a all reading week.They’re considering either giv-ing the rest o the week o ater Thanksgiving Monday,or an extra day ater Thanks-giving, and then Thursdayand Friday o a ew weekslater. We’re STOKED!
—Emma Prestwich
Standoff closes YongeTwo men being investigated or alleged frearm possession near RyersonBY SARAH DEL GIALLONEWS EDITOR
Two men were questioned after astand off at Yonge and Gerrard Streets
Tuesday morning.Toronto police received an emer-
gency call at approximately 6:50 a.m.on Jan. 11, 2011, from a citizen driv-
ing behind the two men. The callerreported seeing a rearm.
Police pulled over the dark greyNissan Altima in front of local pizzeria
Big Slice.The standoff with the driver and
passenger had surrounding streets
closed for two hours.
Pedestrian and vehicle trafc wasblocked on Yonge St. as far south as
Dundas, and as far east on Gerrard asChurch St.
Negotiators were called to the scene
to coerce the men out of the car. Thepassenger exited rst, followed later
by the driver. Only the driver was tak-en into custody.
“They negotiated with the opera-tor of the vehicle and after a period of
time, they exited,” said Hugh Fergu-
son, superintendent of 52 division.When the men were out of the car,
investigators were able to search thevehicle, but found no rearms.
Police went on to conduct a foot
search on Yonge St. in case a rearmwas ditched, but nothing has been
recovered.Ferguson said that the standoff was
“textbook” and was pleased that noforce was needed.
The standoff withthe driver and pas-senger had streetsclosed off for twohours.
— Hugh Ferguson,
52 Division
Check for more
updates and
photos at
theeyeopener.com
One of the men involved is pinned against a police vehicle. PHOTO: LINDSAY BOECKL
The Eyeopener Wednesday, January 12, 2011 NEWS 5
PHOTOS ABOVE: MARTA IWANEK
8/8/2019 The Eyeopener — January 12, 2011
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/the-eyeopener-january-12-2011 6/16
BY SARAH DEL GIALLO
NEWS EDITOR
$45,000 for better profs
The Eyeopener6 Wednesday, January 12, 2010NEWS
Students scrambled to ll empty
timetables and replace droppedclasses after RAMSS booted themout of classes after the winterbreak.
Third-year civil engineering stu-dent Basil Hammoud signed intoRAMSS to nd himself dropped outof all his courses, making it a chal-lenge to re-enrol, especially in hisrequired labs.
Registrar Keith Alnwick saidthe problem wasn’t technical butinvolved students on probationarystanding.
“It is assumed that studentswill successfully complete prerequisites. After the fall grades areprocessed, a number of students
will not. As a result [the students]are automatically dropped,” saidAlnwick.
While Hammoud had beenon academic probation for thepast two semesters, this semesterhe passed with clear academic
RAMSS drops the ball on studentsBY REBECCA BURTONASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR
The director of the Learning and
Teaching Ofce at Ryerson has re-ceived $45, 000 in funding from the
Higher Education Quality Council of
Ontario (HEQCO).Professor Judy Britnell will be re-
searching the Instructional SkillsWorkshop (ISW) at Ryerson, in col-
laboration with Universities of Wind-sor and Western Ontario, and Geor-
gian College. The money will be used to fund
salaries of the four research assis-tants, and to pay for travel expenses
and long distance phone bills be-
tween the four sites.“We think it’s a program that can
be helpful to anyone that is teachingat a university level,” said Britnell.
The ISW has been at Ryerson sinceDecember of 2008. It’s an inten-
sive three-day program, totaling 24
hours in the workshop plus home-
work. Professors can take the pro-
gram voluntarily to improve theirinstructional skills using models
based on optimal teaching prac-
tices.So far, 54 professors have taken
the workshop, which runs aboutfour times a year. The program, be-
ing so intensive, only has 40 placeseach year, all of which are difcult to
work around professor’s schedules.Britnell’s program won a compe-
tition that HEQCO hosted last sum-mer. Of 36 submissions, HEQCO is
funding 13 of them. Britnell’s sub-
mission was one of the 13.“It clearly was one of the stron-
gest proposals that we received,”said Richard Wiggers, a research di-
rector at HEQCO. The ISW was originally for new
professors, but when it began,
there was a lot of interest from ex-
perienced professors as well. So far,
Britnell hasn’t noticed a monopolyof professors from one faculty over
another in the program.
The research will consist of study-ing volunteers before they take the
program, and studying them againfour months later to judge the effec-
tiveness of the program. The study does not look at how
students are affected by professorswho have taken the ISW.
Britnell said, “We’re doing it onestep at a time. Our focus has always
been on the teachers.”
While it’s currently in the earlystages of completing an ethics re-
view, the research will conclude inMarch 2013.
“I think is makes sense to have atleast some supports for people who
want to get a better handle on their
teaching abilities,” said Britnell.
I’m in second year now.
It should have gone
smoothly.
—Hayley Syrja McNally,
second-year social work
Judy Britnell has received $45,000 to research new teaching methods. PHOTO: CHELSEA POTTAGE
standing.“Maybe they just made as-
sumptions,” said Hammoud. This year not all students were
dropped automatically after the fallgrades came out. Instead a numberof students had courses droppedfrom their schedules during theweek of Jan. 3; a problem Alnwick said he is still looking into.
The automated drop featurewas added to RAMSS in fall 2005,
the year the program was imple-mented. During winter enrollmentof that year, the Eyeopener reportedthat students experienced incidenc-es of RAMSS randomly pulling stu-dents out of their registered coursesbefore the semester began.
Alnwick said students shouldbe reminded that course intentionsdo not guarantee spots but ratherwhat a student is interested in tak-
ing. The timing of winter enrolment
itself makes it difcult for studentsas there are no staff members avail-able to answer questions duringthe break. All a student will knowimmediately comes from the letterthey get indicating that they are onprobation.
Some program departmentswill choose to drop students outof courses as a way of getting thatstudent to come in to talk about theprobationary contract, says Alnwick.
Second year social work stu-dent Hayley Syrja McNally, like Ham-moud, logged on to nd an emptyschedule. McNally both completed
her course intentions and had neverbeen on academic probation. Shestruggled for two weeks to getreenrolled back into her six-classcourse load.
“I got back into one class, aweek later [I was in] four classes and
then nally the full six. But by then,everything was full so I wasn’t ableto switch my schedule around. NowI have class every day,” she says.
Jeff Edmunds was the man re-sponsible for getting McNally back into her required courses. Edmundssaid students get into trouble when
they do not register for requiredcourses because they assume theydon’t have to.
Still, McNally, who had com-pleted course intentions, was leftwith no answers.
“[Required courses] shouldn’tbe dropped,” said Edmunds.
RAMSS, a program used byover 200 universities in North
America, is hosted by PeoplesoftCampus Solutions. Since its imple-mentation, the system has since hadits fair share of complaints among
the student body.During its high-trafc times
including enrolment periods andmark release dates, students havereported multiple failures in thesystem.
“The day the marks came out,there was a jam on the website. Icouldn’t check my marks for aboutan hour,” said fourth year engineer-ing student Eric Liu.
Alnwick said his departmentintentionally set the enrolmentperiod at 5:30 a.m. to try to balancethe load of students logging on.
Both McNally and Hammoudremain unhappy with their lack of choice when it came to their
timetables.Hammoud said he already
skipped two classes on his rst dayin order to pick up a shift for work.
“I’m in second year now. Itshould have gone smoothly,” saidMcNally.
The day the marks
came out, there was a
jam on the website.
— Eric Liu,
fourth-year
engineering
O U R V O I C
No m i n a t io n p ac k a
ge s a re a v a i l a b le a
t t he
R S U ma i n o f f ice: S t ude n t
Ce n t re, S C C 311
Mo nda y to F r ida y, 1 0
a m to 6 p m
Fac u l t y Re p Pos i t io
ns
• A r ts
• B us i ness
• Co m m u n ica t io n & Des ig n
• Co m m u n i t y Se r v ices
• E ng i nee r i ng, A rc h i tec t u re & Sc ie nce
E xec u t i ve
• P res ide n t
• V ice - P res ide n t Ed uca t io n
• V ice - P res ide n t Eq u i t y
• V ice - P res ide n t O pe ra t io ns
• V ice - P res ide n t S t ude n t L i fe & E ve n ts
G rad ua te E xec u t i ve
• C ha i r pe rso n
• De p u t y C ha i r pe rso n Ed uca t io n • D
e p u t y C ha i r pe rso n F i na nce
• De p u t y C ha i r pe rso n S t ude n t L i fe
R S U E lec t io n
No m i n a t io n s O pe
n
T h ursd a y, J a
n 1 3 a t 11 am
The Ryerson Students’ Union represents over 24,000 full time undergraduate studentsand all graduate students. Each year a Board of Directors is elected by the
membership to represent and advocate for all RSU members.
O U R U N I O
ELECTION DAYS ARE FEB 7,8,9
www.rsuonline.ca
8/8/2019 The Eyeopener — January 12, 2011
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/the-eyeopener-january-12-2011 7/16
The Eyeopener Wednesday, January 12, 2011 NEWS 7
BY REBECCA BURTON
ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR
Full-time undergraduate
students enrolling in night
school courses at the Ray-
mond G. Chang School are be-
ing hit up with an extra $500
in fees for each course they
take.
Full-time student fees are
the same for anywhere be-
tween ve to seven courses.
This doesn’t account for the
Chang School fees, even
though many of these night
courses simply mirror day
courses with exactly the same
curriculum. “Full time fees
provide students with a full
course load of day classes,”
said Registrar Keith Alnwick.
If a students has less than
a full course load during the
day, the money can be put
toward night courses. He said
if they have a full course load
they will be paying additional
fees.
“We expect part time,
adult learners to enroll [in the
Chang school],” said Alnwick.
Nisreen Rawdah, a fourth
year business management
student, began taking Chang
school courses because they
were more convenient for her.
As she simultaneously balanc-
es a part time job and other
school activities, night courses
became a simple option. With
the challenge of not being
able to get into full courses,
night courses were her only
option to nish her degree
in time. Over her university
career, Rawdah has spent ap-
proximately $500 extra at
least three or four times just
to take Chang School courses.
“The Chang school is still
part of Ryerson. I don’t know
why I’m paying extra,” said
Rawdah. Rawdah signed up
to take Finance 601 through
the Chang School this year, a
course required to nish her
degree. She is enrolled in six
courses, but it would cost her
less to take seven daytime
courses.
“I never noticed it until
recently. I didn’t even notice
it when paying my OSAP,” she
said.
Part of Chang enrollment
fees also include union dues
for CESAR, association for
part time students that full-
time students do not actively
benet from. In the Ryerson
Students’ Union (RSU) board
meeting on Monday, the
board decided to take action
to eliminate these fees for
full-time undergraduate stu-
dents. The next step is up to
Vice Provost Students Heather
Lane Vetere to determine how
many students are affected by
these extra costs.
If the number is high
enough RSU Vice President
Education Liana Salvador sug-
gested it may be easy to get
the university to implement a
change. If the university sug-
gests otherwise, the RSU has
said they will take action.
“The matter of fee policy
is in a process of continual re-
view. I wouldn’t rule the possi-
bility [of eliminating or reduc-
ing fees for full-time students]
out. It might be considered as
an option in the future,” said
Alnwick.
BY SARAH DEL GIALLO
NEWS EDITOR
In her mother’s words, she
lived tremendously.
Over the winter break,
fourth-year new media stu-
dent Cristina Taborda had a
seizure in her sleep and died
on Dec. 7, 2010.
Taborda was an avid com-
munity member. She made
time for her friends and obliga-
tions, playing in her band Ra-
dio Belle (one of the 10 bands
she was involved with), play-
ing at a retirement home, and
working for OMNI Portuguese.She wasn’t prone to seizures.
She suffered one for the rst
time last August and was wait-
ing for an appointment with a
neurologist at the time of her
death.
“It came as a complete shock
to me and to the doctors,” said
Taborda’s mother, AnaBela.
She was in the process of
nishing the last semester of
her degree at Ryerson.
Taborda was a creative soul
and poured her talents into
the arts, loving lm, painting
and music.
In her spare time, she liked
to listen to records.
“She needed to be creative,”
said AnaBela.
Taborda was born in Van-
couver, but moved with her
family to Portugal when she
was ve.
In Portugal, she played mu-
sic for a band called Cristy Tabs
and eventually decided to re-
turn to Canada.
When she was 18, she
moved to Toronto.
Close friend Jenny Johnston
met Taborda through her step
brother two years ago.
“She had a lot of energy and
zest for life that you don’t really
nd in everyone. She was one
of a kind,” said Johnston.
“The energy that came fromher, everyone just wanted to
be around her.”
When Taborda nished her
degree at Ryerson, she wanted
to nd a placement where she
could work in movie or com-
mercial editing.
She was planning on tak-
ing a job where she could in-
tern under a friend, so that she
could continue focusing on
her music.
“If we didn’t see each other
every day, we’d talk on the
phone. It’s hard not having
that person anymore. There’s
so much I already want to tell
her,” said Johnston.
“It will be hard not to have
her here.”
BY EMMA PRESTWICH
NEWS EDITOR
Last fall, developers stalked
Ryerson to partner with them
for a residence building. Now,
Ryerson is putting out Re-
quests for Proposals (RFPs)
from developers with creative
new housing plans, and no
one’s biting.
President Sheldon Levy,
who has admitted that a pub-lic-private partnership is the
only nancial option for a new
residence, said Ryerson has
only received two proposals.
He expected more.
Ryerson rst put out feel-
ers by announcing Requests
for Information (RFIs), which
stayed open for one year.
“The purpose of going out
in two stages was to seek out
innovative ideas for develop-
ment of new student housing
options,” said Julia Hanigs-
berg, vice-president of admin-
istration and nance.
Those who were approved
in the RFI process would be
allowed to submit a response
to the RFP, which has more de-
tailed requirements, she said.
Ryerson is not currently ac-
cepting any more RFPs and isevaluating the submissions.
Horizon Legacy, which
owns Campus Common, has
said they are ofcially mak-
ing a submission to Ryerson,
according to Lourie Chopra, a
company administrator.
Levy said, however, that he
hadn’t heard about any pro-
posal by Horizon.
The developer originally
approached Ryerson three
years ago to build Campus
Common, but the university
turned it down over disagree-
ment about length of leases.
Horizon decided to offer one-
year housing agreements,
while Ryerson wanted eight-
month leases that t with the
school year.
Brian Freeman, vice-presi-
dent at Campus Living Cen-tres, which has also built resi-
dences for Seneca College, the
University of Guelph, and the
University of Western Ontario,
said that he’s very interested
in partnering with Ryerson
but said they haven’t submit-
ted a proposal.
“It’s too premature to say,”
he said.
Chad Nuttall, manager of
student housing services, said
that he thinks there is a great
value in residence life services
for students, and he has an op-
portunity to inuence the RFP
process.
“I’ll need to insert myself to
include Rez Life staff,” he said.
He said that rms have ap-
proached him looking to use
Residence Life services, but
that he has directed them tonancial services, who deal
with purchasing.
Levy said that he’d like to
see proposals for housing
ideas that can link campus
with the Ted Rogers school
and Maple Leaf Gardens, or
even part of MLG. “Those are
ideas that would be exciting
for the un iversity.” he said.
Campus Common on Gerrard Street is owned by Horizon Legacy, a company making an ofcial submission to Ryerson or
a new residence partnership. PHOTO: CHELSEA POTTAGE
Student dies in sleep
over winter break
Chang School overcharges students $500
The Chang school is
still part of Ryerson.
I don’t know why I’m
paying extra.
— Nisreen Rawdah,
Business management
student
Search slows for new rezDevelopers leave Ryerson high and dry in search for a new residence partner
PHOTO COURTESY OF ANABELA TABORDA
8/8/2019 The Eyeopener — January 12, 2011
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/the-eyeopener-january-12-2011 8/16
The Eyeopener8 Wednesday, January 12, 2011FEATURES
For months, most students and
passersby paid little attention
to the pile of crumbled facade laying
on the sidewalk in front of the cen-
tury-old Empress Hotel. It was only
when a six-alarm blaze engulfed the
heritage building last week, reducing
it to ashes and rubble, that the city
took notice once again. But Ryerson
President Sheldon Levy had kept an
eye on the property and now thecharred corner of Yonge and Gould
has shot to the top of the university’s
wish list.
Ryerson rst expressed interest in
the deteriorating 122-year-old build-
ing after part of it’s exterior crumbled
last April. Levy has been clear about
his intentions to acquire the property
since then.
The building’s opportune location
right above the end of the Dundas
Station subway platform makes it vi-
tally important to the university, who
planned to create a campus subway
entrance since 1998 but has lagged
in starting the project.
The university’s last bid to move
the plan forward was in 2008, when
it announced it would connect the
subway to the Student Learning Cen-
tre (SLC) it planned to build on the
former site of Sam the Record Man.
However, the high cost of tunnelling
under Gould Street forced the uni-
versity to halt its plans once again
late last year.
And, while owning the former Em-
press Hotel would make a subway
entrance possible, the university is
not equipped to purchase a multi-
million dollar property.
“We don’t have the funds now
to say we’re going to purchase this
and build on it. This is now looking
at $60-70 million and we don’t have
that type of money to pu t towards it,”
Levy said.“Everything is about money in
the end. You can have all these great
ambitions but there is only a certain
amount of money you can put to-
wards it.”
Instead, the best option would be
for Ryerson to work with the private
sector and the Toronto Transit Com-
mission (TTC) in a collaborative effort
that would create both university
and commercial space. Also, much
like Ryerson’s partnership with Lo-
blaw in the renovation of MLG, a joint
effort would take some of the nan-
cial pressure off the university.
“I have always been hoping that we
would have a partnership between
the private sector, the TTC and the
university and, therefore, not put the
full burden of that cost on the univer-
sity because I don’t see how we could
possibly afford it,” Levy said, adding
that the project would also help the
TTC reduce some of the rush-hour
congestion at its other entrances. A
2008 report by the TTC found Dundas
Taking over Gould Street While police investigate how the historic former Empress Hotel was set ablaze,
Ryerson President Sheldon Levy is busy planning to take over the property and turnit into Ryerson’s gateway. All that’s missing is the cash to do it.Features editor Mariana Ionova reports
The Empress Hotel was built in 1888 but was later sold and reopened as the Edison Hotel, an entertainment
hotspot in the 1950’s and 1960’s. COURTESY OF CITY OF TORONTO ARCHIVES
The Empress Hotel in January 2010, before the collapse of its north wall. PHOTO: WILLIAM MEWES
April 2010
The saga of the Empress Hotel beganwhen the north wall collapsed at around
12:30 p.m. on April 16, 2010. Despite a
large lunch crowd in Salad King at the
time, nobody was injured. The incident
closed Gould Street and the collapsed
wall was never cleared from the site.
July 2010The Lalani Group, the owners of the
former Empress Hotel led a request to
demolish the building. But, within a few
days, City Council voted to designate
the site a heritage property under the
Ontario Heritage Act and rejected the
owners’ request.
December 2010The Lalani Group is set to meet with
city ofcials to discuss the future of
the building, only a week before it was
engulfed by ames.
January 2011A six-alarm re is reported at around
4 a.m. on Jan. 2. The re is attended
by 125 reghters, who work to put
blaze out for more than six hours. Police
launch an investigation into the possi-
bility of arson and identify a “person of
interest” in the case.
8/8/2019 The Eyeopener — January 12, 2011
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/the-eyeopener-january-12-2011 9/16
9 Wednesday, January 12, 2011 FEATURES The Eyeopener
The Empress Hotel was almost entirely destroyed when a six-alarm re engulfed the heritage building on Jan. 2.
PHOTO: MARTA IWANEK
Station to lack sufcient fre exits and
proposed a collaboration with Ryer-
son to correct the problem.
But Ryerson already has several
major projects in the works, includ-
ing the construction o the SLC, the
renovation o the School o Image
Arts and the restoration o Maple
Lea Gardens. All three ventures have
multimillion dollar budgets and are
riddled with problems, rom the year-long delay o the School o Image
Arts to the looming Mar. 31 deadline
or the still unfnished MLG.
Despite the university’s determina-
tion to undertake the Empress Hotel
project, another new property could
place an additional fnancial strain on
the university.
Even i the university does gener-
ate the unds to purchase the lot,
Levy doesn’t have any ideas yet as to
what the university would want to do
with the property.
“We would have to go through
the process o making sure that it is
used or the whole city,” he said, add-
ing that the building’s ground level
would most likely be used or retail
and commercial space.
But Ryerson’s plans come at a time
when the property is surrounded by
controversy. The Empress Hotel went
up in ames when the gas and elec-
tricity in the building had been o
since April. And police are investigat-
ing the possibility o arson.
Although Ryerson was ready to
work with the city on heritage pres-
ervation, the fre and subsequent
demolition o the Empress Hotel has
eliminated many o the obstacles
associated with the landmark prop-
erty. A ew months ago, new owners
would have been required to ollow
strict regulations when renovating
and restructuring the building.
But its demise has cleared the wayor new construction and made it
much easier or Ryerson to material-
ize it’s plans.
But Levy maintains that acquiring
the property is not opportunistic and
sees it as a possibility to positively
transorm o the corner o Yonge and
Gould Streets.
“I don’t see acquiring that property
or jointly acquiring that property as
anything but a good thing or the
university.”
One o the reasons is that Levy sees
Gould Street as the entrance to the
university and hopes that, by making
the property a part o it, he can create
some cohesion on an urban campus
that is oten seen as scattered and
ragmented.
“It would be like saying, ‘We are
here and this is our space, our cam-
pus.’”
The Lalani Group is not accepting
media requests at this time and was
not available to comment on Ryer-
son’s interest in the property.
Everything isabout moneyin the end.You can haveall these greatambitions butthere is only acertain amount
of moneyyou can puttowards it.
—Sheldon Levy,Ryerson president
Part of the facade of the Empress Hotel collapsed on April 16, 2010, partially closing Gould Street. PHOTO: CHRIS DALE
8/8/2019 The Eyeopener — January 12, 2011
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/the-eyeopener-january-12-2011 10/16
The Eyeopener10 Wednesday, January 12, 2011ARTS & LIFE
Go west in 2011
Shopping
Theatre
Dining &
Nightlife
The noisy Eaton Centre crowds can get annoying for even the most savvy
of shoppers. For a change of pace, take a streetcar ride to Jacfash at 1036Queen St. W. for the perfect blend of class and edge. The boutique boasts
designer labels, many of which are Canadian (including accessories byRyerson alumni Amanda Lew Kee). Or spend a day in Kensington Market and
stop by Model Citizen. Unlike its vintage neighbours, the store sells designerclothing from across the country. With regular on-site silk-screening work-
shops they can also equip you with the tools and skills necessary to makeyour own cheeky and cheesy graphic tee’s.
With Billy Elliot and Lion King taking the Toronto stage thisspring there will be plent y of theatre buffs ock ing down Yonge
to the Elgin Theatre. But if you’re looking to save money andstill see live productions try TOtix’s special student program
HipTix. With a wide selection of dramas and comedies, studentscan take a trip to the theatre for only $5. The shows play at vari-
ous theatres around the city including Theatre Passe Muraille which is known for its interactive experience.
Or if you’re looking for an even cheaper laugh check outSecond City’s free improv shows. Every week night they host free
productions featuring some of the company’s top comedians.
Looking to add more class to your drunken weekends?Visit two of the city’s most cultural sites in the heart of
the art and design district. For dinner and music enter
The Gladstone Hotel for a intimate and delicious diningexperience or spend time next door in their Melody bar forlive performances or karaoke.
If you’re looking for a bar outside of the entertainmentdistrict check out The Drake Hotel’s three distinct levels.
Start your night on the ground oor that features a full barand booths to t your entire party. For an extension of the
lounge scene travel upstairs to the rooftop Skybar for scen-ery and comfort. But if you’re looking to pick up the pace
move downstairs to the underground which has a full danceoor and live music. And if you don’t feel like travelling
home at the end of the night consider staying in either of the establishments beautiful hotel rooms.
Arts & Life editor Gianluca Inglesi highlights some hotspots to check out in the new year
PHOTO: DAVID WALDMAN
PHOTOS: NICOLE SIENA
Jacash (left) sells women’s and men’s clothing, foot-
wear and accessories. Model Citizen, 279 Augusta Ave.
(above) is known for its unique blazers, accessories and
t-shirts.
Theatre Passe Muraille was founded in 1968 and is located at 16 Ryerson Ave. PHOTO: NICOLE SIENA
The Drake Underground (top left) provides an
atmosphere perfect for those who are just looking
to let loose. The Gladstone Hotel (left and above)
is a swanky place to dine, jam and view art.PHOTOS COURTESY OF GLADSTONE HOTEL
8/8/2019 The Eyeopener — January 12, 2011
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/the-eyeopener-january-12-2011 11/16
The Eyeopener 11 Wednesday, January 12, 2011 ARTS & LIFE
No more stufng
Gone is the excuse that it’s the special time
of year and it’s alright to indulge in so much
chocolate, egg nog and gingerbread that you
feel sick. Get back to eating veggies and fruits.
They’ll give you the essential vitamins you
need to stay healthy for the rest the frigid win-
ter. Also, choose light, fat free, or low sodium
options when possible.
Save the date: Rye Arts & Culture AttemptsonHerLife presented by Ryerson Theatre School
Feb. 8 to 17
ChoreographicWorks
presented by Ryerson Theatre School
Mar. 9 to 19
NewVoices presented by Ryerson Theatre School
Mar. 28 to Apr. 2
MassExodus presented by the School of Fashion and Ryerson Theatre School
Apr. 7 & 8 (more dates to come)
META presented by New Media
Apr. 7 to 9
MaximumExposure presented by Image ArtsLate April
See something strange on campus?Administration got you down? If
you’re on Twitter, use the #eyeforat-weet hashtag to share your Ryerson
frustration, or just make us laugh. If we like what we see we may just print
it! And follow @theeyeopener for allyour Ryerson news.
@MeganKreitzerFirst day back was spent icing a bro-
ken toe and eventually sitting in the
ER. Back on campus tomorrow, look
for the pimp walk.#eyeforatweet
@anitadancs 1st day back was awesome, espe-
cially Muchnick’s humour. Gotta love
him! The not so awesome part: the
$550 spent on textbooks
#eyeforatweet
@jeremygesualdo Really Ryerson? I have now received
the EXACT same grade on every nal
for the past 4 years, this has got to
be a conspiracy... or laziness
@Max_MertensSo I’m the only guy in my photojour-
nalism class. Hello #Ryersonjournalism
and its unequal gender distribution.
@brysongilbertI love it when profs expect us to be
far, far better organized than they
are. Do as I say, not as I do — the
Ryerson way!
@MattDemersMy veteran business reporter prof
just typ ed “Google” into Bing, and
then clicked on the search result. I
love #Ryerson so much.
@murphyhigginsWelcome back #Ryerson. You look good. All rested and well fed. RE-
MEMBER THIS FEELING. #eyeforatweet
@stephanieieOn the rst day of every class, they
have to tell us not to use Wikipedia
for research for essays. Really? Every
class.
‘Tis the season to recover
Give less & Save Money
After a season based on gift giving, your bank
account is probably hurting. It may be appro-
priate to be selsh this month and try hoarding
the little money you have for yourself. For those
pesky friends or family members who have early
birthdays, consider re-gifting some Christmas
presents you don’t care for. They’ll never know.
Get moving
I’m sure you got used to cuddling by the re
and wasting away watching holiday marathonsand countdowns, but it’s time to get your b ody
moving. Forget paying more for the TTC and
try walking when the weather isn’t too bad. Or
get a membership at the RAC and try stretching
those neglected muscles in yoga classes.
Hitting the sack
Late afternoon sleep ins are exclusive to week-
ends now. Try making yourself go to bed earlierevery night until you’re back to getting a full rest.
When school gets stressful in a few weeks you’re
going to wish you spent less time on Facebook
and YouTube and more time with your head on
the pillow.
PHOTOS: MARTA IWANEK
LastSundayat3p.m.Ryersonstudentsshedtheirpantswhileridingthesubway.ItwasImprovinToronto’sfourthannualrunwiththeNo Pants Rideandparticipantscamepreparedinbrightly-colouredundergarments.Withconcernsabouthygieneoutthewindowtheyprovidedgreatphotomomentsandaresuretohaveshockedtheelderly.Formorephotosofdelicatesonthesubwayvisittheeyeopener.com/arts-life
BY ARTS AND LIFE EDITOR
GIANLUCA INGLESI
No pants, no problem
8/8/2019 The Eyeopener — January 12, 2011
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/the-eyeopener-january-12-2011 12/16
12 COMMUNITYThe Eyeopener Wednesday, January 12, 2011
See where your love of cosmeticscan take you.
Paid for by the Government of Ontario
ontario.ca/myfuture
With a range of grants,
scholarships and loans, keeping
your career goals on track may
be easier than you think.
Turn your passioninto a career.
_ _ _ _ _
A week of winter trysts The weather may be cooling off, but
that doesn’t mean your relationshiphas to. Yes, it’s cold. Yes, we all have
budgets to follow. But don’t let thatget in the way of indulging your ro-
mantic side. Take this chilliest of sea-sons to show how much you care
with your hat on, boots tied and lessthan thirty bucks in your pocket.
MondaySkating and hotchocolatePrice: Free-$5Whether it’s skating at the Harbour-front overlooking the lake or at Na-
than Phillips Square, this classic datecan be fun, romantic and wallet-
friendly. You can replace skating withany other winter activity, like a snow-
ball ght or sledding at Riverdale Park.Afterwards, you both can head over
to a nearby café — be it an intimatelocal spot like Rooster House Coffee
or the nearest Starbucks — and warmup with a cup of hot chocolate or
steaming apple cider.
TuesdayExplore Toronto’scultural scenePrice: FREE There’s something very sexy about
museums and galleries. Don’t believeme? Try sneaking off to a corner to
create your own performance ar t. TheArt Gallery of Ontario offers free ad-
mission to both its permanent collec-tion and its temporary Maharaja ex-
hibition to visitors 25 and under untilApril 3. The Royal Ontario Museum
has free admission for university stu-dents on Tuesdays, and to the general
public on Wednesdays between 2:30p.m. and 5:30 p.m.
Wednesday Travel the world
Price: $15-$30
Toronto is lled with ethnic communi-
ties. You can head to Chinatown, LittleIndia or Little Italy for an international
experience on a domestic budget. It’sfun to walk around hand-in-hand, and
there are lots of cheap restaurants tochoose from, like Swatow, New Ho
King, Little India Restaurant or TheLakeview. Not only is it a nice way
to explore new areas of the city, butchanging up your routine with your
sweetheart adds a new level of ex-citement to your relationship and will
help you bond. Make sure to bundleup though: you might be out for a
while.
ThursdayOutdoor adventures
Price: FREE-$10Don’t let the cold winds and thick snow stop you from enjoying the
great outdoors. Bundle up and take awalk through Allan Gardens, U of T’s
Philosopher’s Walk, Kensington Mar-ket, or the Distillery District. There are
plenty of cafés and restaurants to visitin these areas, from the Distillery’s
Balzac’s Coffee Roastery and Soma, toKensington’s Ideal Coffee and Wanda’s
Pie in the Sky. If you do end up at theDistillery, you could check out a per-
formance at Soulpepper Theatre —they have rush tickets for a low price
— and there are musical performanc-es around Kensington Market.
FridayHave a movie nightPrice: $15-$30Going out for dinner and a movie
could easily mean dishing out someserious cash. Why not keep the party
at home? Choose a meal you both en- joy, pick up what you need at the gro-
cery store and cook dinner together. To make sure dinner isn’t the only
thing heating up, try mixing culinaryaphrodisiacs into your meals. Aspara-
gus (helps you reach orgasm), eggs(increases sex drive), and gs (which
resembles the, um, female anatomy)are cheap and delicious ways to spice
things up. When you’re done in the
kitchen, light some candles, pour
some wine and enjoy your intimatemeal. Then cuddle in front of a movie
you both enjoy (The Social Network comes out on DVD next week).
Chelsea Pottage, our associate photo editor, knows how to keep warm on cold nights.
The idiot’s guide toRyerson student groups
BY CARLY BASIAN
All work and no play makes for a verydull, poorly rounded student. Pullyourself away from your textbooks
for a few minutes this semester, andcheck out some of Ryerson’s many
extracurricular offerings. Here’s a se-lection that will cater to every taste
and fancy.
For the gamersIf your idea of a good time means
spending hours playing RPGs, Catanand multiplayer video games, the As-
sociation of Ryerson Role-Players &Gamers (also known as ARRG) might
be your bag. The group hosts weeklygame nights in the Dungeon at 6 p.m.
If you’re more interested in creating
games than playing them, join Ry-erson’s Game Makers’ Union for re-sources related to the development
of video games.
For the faithfulGroups like Campus for Christ, theMuslim Students Association and
Hillel@Ryerson let students practicetheir faith and meet other students
who share their beliefs. Non-practi-tioners are also welcome to attend
their events, so curious people arewelcome to come and learn more.
For the activists There’s a corner on campus for most
causes, if you look carefully. Interestedin human rights? Check out Human
Rights for Iran or Journalists for Hu-man Rights. Want to end violenceagainst women? Participate in the
White Ribbon Campaign. The Ryer-son Students’ Union also does a lot of
advocacy.
For the culture clubbersRyerson’s cultural groups offer the
chance to connect with your ownculture or learn new things about an-
other one. The Organization of LatinAmerican students (OLAS) offers
salsa classes throughout the year, andthe West Indian Student Association
is known to organize incredible pubnights at the Ram in the Rye. Most
cultural groups, including the Hel-
lenic Students Association, serve upamazing food.
For the artsy folkIn the Oakham House AmateurTheatre students participate in the
staging of student-written one-actproductions, while students involved
with the Oakham House Choir get toperform with a professional orchestra.
Dancers can nd their legs with theUrban Hip-Hop Union’s dance team.
But if you’re more the type to wasteyour leisure time memorizing the
day’s news, The Eyeopener is alwaysaccepting new volunteers. Just sayin’.
For more information on campus clubs,
check out the Campus Caravan onWednesday, Jan. 12. in the SCC.
Community editor Allyssia Alleyne helps yound the right club to ll those free minutes
PHOTO: CHELSEA POTTAGE
8/8/2019 The Eyeopener — January 12, 2011
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/the-eyeopener-january-12-2011 13/16
The Eyeopener13 Wednesday, January 12, 2011SPORTS
Last year, the Ryerson University
equestrian team (RUEC) was nothing
more then an ambitious idea. But this
year it became a reality and the rook-
ie team is making big strides thanks
to some dedicated riders.
“I think it’s really special to be insync with a our-legged 1500-pound
animal that has a mind o its own. You
have to be trusting at times,” explains
Jacquelline Stapells, a third-year psy-
chology student who rides or Ryer-
son’s equestrian team. “I don’t think
that you can really compare riding a
horse to any other sport out there.””
Unlike the basketball, hockey or
soccer team, most students body
aren’t aware o the frst-year eques-
trian team, probably because act
that the club is not even listed on Ry-
erson’s website.
“We tried to get in with Ryerson
Athletics to make the club an ofcial
sport club along with the gol, drag-
on boating, and cheerleading team
[but] that didn’t happen in time so
we decided to run it independently,”
explained Andrea Robinson, a third-
year business management student
who along with Caitlin Strelio co-ounded the Ryerson University
Equestrian Team.
Nevertheless, Stappels, who has
riding experience, is proud to be a
part o Ryerson’s frst Equestrian team
she eels the team is bringing a part
o the country liestyle to Ryerson’s
hectic downtown campus.
While they are the newest mem-
ber o the Ontario University Eques-
trian Association (OUEA), many o the
other schools that Ryerson competes
against, such as McMaster and Water-
loo, were only created fve years ago,
in 2006 and while they are the newkids on the block, Ryerson is compet-
ing against some airly new teams.
However, in addition to becoming
the newest member o the 12 team
league, Ryerson’s equestrian club is
the only team without a listed coach
or captain on their website.
Due to the expansive nature o
the club, the team did not hold try-
outs this year. Instead, they decided
to welcome riders regardless o their
experience or skill level.
Because o this, the team has at-
tracted a good mixture o both riders
with experience and riders who have
only recently started to ride a couple
o years ago.
“Every member who joins contrib-
utes to the teams success in some
way,” said Stappels. “The more people
who join the more recognition the
team will gain.“
While Robinson agrees that ex-
panding the club is important, but
acknowledged that the team will be
holding tryouts next semester.
“This year we just wanted to get
our numbers up and keep growing,
so we wanted to give everyone a
chance to compete,” said Robinson.
“We hope to hold tryouts or next
year as only two people can compete
in each o the our divisions.”Halway through the 2010-2011
season, Ryerson fnds themselves
near the bottom o the league as
they currently sit in 10th place with
only our competitions remaining in
the season. Despite the team’s poor
ranking, the riders’ individual results
have been erratic.
At the Queen’s University Show,
which took place in October, Stapells
fnished in second place while ellow
rider Laura Gilligan fnished in third
place.
However, Marisa Millman fnished
in eighth place at the team’s latestcompetition at Brock University.
“Our frst semester as a team has
worked out antastically. Being that
we are a new team I think our results
have exceeded our expectations,”
said Robinson.
“This is a new experience [or] all o
us and the team has been extremely
successul. There are so many talent-
ed and confdent riders on the team, I
eel as though we can only improve.”
While Strelio is just as enthusias-
tic about the progress o the team,
she acknowledged that it has been
hard to overcome the lack o proper
unding.
“The biggest thing we are up
against is unding,” she said. “It’s ex-
pensive or a student to ride.”
Seeing as how the team has no
unding rom the university, all riders
must pay or their own lessons, $45,
as well as their entry into a show, $50.”
Despite this challenge, Strelio ishappy with the team’s season to date.
“At the beginning o the season I
thought we would be one o those
teams that rode just or un,” she said.
“But we have exceeded my expecta-
tions. [With] higher level riders and
some more development we could
be [so much] more.”
Hold your horses
COURTERSY OF THE RYERSON EQUESTRIAN TEAM
Despite being run without any school funding, the newly formed RyersonUniversity equestrian team is making giant leaps. Gabriel Lee reports
I think it’s really special
to be in sync with a four-
legged 1500-pound animal
that has a mind of its own.
—Jacquelline Stapells,
third-year psychology
With only eight games let in the
regular season, the Ryerson’s men’s
volleyball team deeated the Wind-
sor Lancers last Saturday, ater being
trampled by the Western Mustangs
on Jan. 8.
“We lost to Western yesterday, but
Western is undeeated,” said head
coach Mirek Porosa.
Ater Saturday’s 3-1 comeback win,
the Rams, who are fghting with York,
Toronto and RMC or a playo berth,
are now tied in the OUA standings
with Waterloo, and only our points
behind Laurier.
The Rams played a close game or
most o the frst set, but Porosa was
orced to call a timeout ater the
Lancers took an 18-15 lead.
“Ryerson’s the kind o team where
i you give them an inch, they’ll take
a mile,” said Lancer’s assistant coach
Shawn Lippert ater the game.
The Rams got back on track ater
the timeout as outside hitter Greg
McDonald scored three consecu-
tive points, including two blocks and
a kill. Ryerson proceeded to take a
short-lived 22-17 lead, but the Lanc-
ers responded by scoring eight con-
secutive points, as they won the frst
set 25-22.
Windsor was consistently ahead
in the second set until Porsosa called
upon service specialist Robby Libero
and team-captain Robby Earl to take
control o the game. Earl served up an
ace that started the comeback and
McDonald recorded two kills to help
the Ram win the set 25-23.
That was the inch that became a
mile.
The Rams kept their spirits up
throughout the third set despite a
rough start put them behind 4-0. Ry-
erson took charge o the game with
a commanding 13-7 lead, thanks to
middle blocker Roman Kabanov and
outside hitter Chris McLaughlin.
While Windsor began closing in on
Ryerson’s lead, a clutch block rom
Kabanov sealed the set or the Ramswho were leading the game 2-1.
“We weren’t hungry to win, “ Wind-
sor captain and setter Adam Prieur
explained. “We eel that Ryerson is
fghting to make it to the playos and
they were hungry to win.”
That hunger persisted throughout
the ourth set as successul serves
by outside hitter Luka Milosevic and
timely blocks by setter Aleksa Mila-
dinovic got the team o to a quick
start. The game became extremely
tense midway through the set as
Windsor crept up through a series o
bad serves and costly errors by the
Rams. Those errors quickly built up
to a 19-19 tie. However Kabanov and
McDonald stepped it up , paving the
way to a victory as they ended the set
25-22, winning the game with a three
sets to one.
“Ryerson is better than what they
say on paper,” said Windsor head
coach Huub Kemmere.
The Rams will play their next game
against York Friday night at Kerr Hall.
The biggest thing we are up
against is funding.
—Caitlin Strelioff,
Co-founder of the RUEC
Playoff boundThe men’s voleyball team stays in the hunt fora playoff spot. Karen Quinto reports
Ryerson’s the kind of team
where if you give them an
inch, they’ll take a mile.
—Shawn Lippert,
Lancer’s assistant coach
Andrea Robinson competing at the Trent University show.
For complete coverage of Ryersonsports go to theeyeopener.com
8/8/2019 The Eyeopener — January 12, 2011
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/the-eyeopener-january-12-2011 14/16
The Eyeopener14 Wednesday, January 12, 2011BIZ & TECH
BY JEFF LAGERQUIST
Students who want to sleep
through early morning lectures can
now pay someone to sit in class for
them.
Waterloo upstarts Notewagon.
com and Studymonkey.ca provide an
online market place where students
can buy and sell the notes they take
in class.
“The point of university is to learn
the content, not attend every class,”
said Khaled Hashem, head of market-
ing and advertisement for Notewag-
on.com at U of T and Ryerson.
“Instead of relying on a few friends
you can choose from several sets of
notes on our website,” he said.
Hashem and a small group of stu-
dents started work on the site six-
months-ago. Originating in the U.S.,
this innovative trend in student net-
working raises questions about intel-
lectual property and academic integ-
rity along with the potential benetsfor students with busy schedules.
“We saw the trend in the States
and realized it wasn’t very big in
Canada,” said Vance Lee, one of the
co-founders at Studymonkey.com,
which emerged from Waterloo Uni-
versity shortly after Notewagon.com
with similar ambitions.
Both websites let students select
notes from a semester’s worth of
courses, but the content available
depends on what has been uploaded
by users. Shoppers get to preview a
limited portion, and if they like what
they see they can purchase the notes.
Students who upload their notes get
paid for each download.
“There is a huge opportunity for
students to make money,” said Hash-
em.
First year biomedical engineering
student Faiza Kabir had never heard
of online note markets, but would
consider making a purchase. “We
don’t always have time to take per-
fect notes. We’re under a lot of stress,”
she said.
But Ryerson’s professors say if stu-
dents want good notes they shouldsimply come to class.
“I think this kind of business is ob-
viously catering to those who want to
miss a lot of classes and don’t really
want to be bothered to do the work.
That’s an alarming development be-
cause it feeds into an element of pas-
siveness about student learning that
we see increasing in classroom,” said
English professor Sophie Thomas.
Catherine Ellis, a professor and
member of the Academic Integrity
Council Committee raises the greater
issue of who owns the notes students
take in the classroom.
“The notes themselves are based
on lectures, and the lecture mate-
rial is the intellectual property of the
professor. The professor is providingthe lecture only for the purpose of
communicating the information to
the students who are present in the
room. They have not authorized any
use of those notes for purposes out-
side the course, including the mak-
ing any kind of prot,” said Ellis.
Ryerson’s Student Code of Aca-
demic Conduct makes no mention
of note sharing at the individual or
organizational level. While sharing
material that is “submitted for assess-
ment,” like essays and exams is a clear
breach, classroom notes are not spe-
cically referred to.
“It’s perfectly legal. In the states
there are huge companies that are
doing the same thing,” said Hashem.
Notewagon.com and Studymon-
key.ca are moderated to prevent the
distribution of copyrighted material
and content that can be resubmitted
for marks. Both companies insist they
have been well received at every
campus they visit, and even encour-
aged by most professors.
“People who used to take only
half decent notes are now bringing
their lap tops and producing typed,full colour content so they can com-
pete for buyers on our website,” said
Hashem.
Buying your way through schoolNew notesharing websites let students skip class and pay for notes, but could land you in hot water
The point of university
is to learn the content,
not attend every class.
—Khaled Hashem,
Notewagon.com
Ryerson toschool NHLplayersBY BRAD WHITEHOUSE
BIZ & TECH EDITOR
Ryerson’s list of applicants will look
a little more like the NHL draft this
year.
The Ted Rogers School of Manage-
ment (TRSM) has partnered with the
NHL Alumni Association to introduce
a program called BreakAway exclu-
sively for current and former NHL
players. The program was launched
in December to school NHL players
on skills they could need when they
retire.
“The era that I played in, the play-
ers were very conscious of what they
would do after their careers were overbecause the salaries weren’t such that
you would be able to retire after play-
ing hockey,” said Pat Flatley, director
of BreakAway and NHL alumnus.
He said “the game has changed”
since players now sign multi-million
dollar contracts, but they need to
know how to manage themselves so
their bank accounts don’t dry up.
The program offers four courses to
players that include personal nance,
leadership, privacy law, marketing
and personal branding.
But students shouldn’t expect to
be sitting next to an NHL all-star in
lecture. The courses will be taught
entirely online with a mere 15 hours
of material, and must be completed
within six months.
Players are not required to take all
four courses and the program isn’t
degree-granting.
Marla Spergel, a marketing profes-
sor, said the courses are more of an
introduction to basic business top-
ics since most players stop going to
school after high school. Spergel said
players are marked on quizzes and re-
ection papers.
The courses are meant to t in with
the busy schedules of current players
who are on the road. Flatley said at
least 30 players have already enrolledin the course, but would not disclose
the names of any students.
PHOTO: ISABEL QUINN
Websites like Studymonkey.com raise questions about intellectual property and academic integrity.
• Complete 30-Hour Seminars
• Convenient Weekend Schedule
• Proven Test-Taking Strategies
• Experienced Course Instructors
• Comprehensive Study Materials
• Simulated Practice Exams
• Limited Class Size
• Free Repeat Policy
• Personal Tutoring Available
• Thousands of Satisfied Students
LSAT MCATGMAT GREPreparation Seminars
OXFORD SEMINARS
416-924-32401-800-269-6719
www.oxfordseminars.ca
R A M S S
CONCERNED?Join the Education Coalition and takeaction to make education moreaccessible with students on local,provincial and national levels.
FIRST COALITION MEETING:Tuesday, Jan 18 @ 5:30pmStudent Centre - 2nd Floor Lounge
Hey RAMSS!?I’ve already paid my tuition fees,so why am I being charged anextra $500, just for taking a classin the evening?
TIRED OF GETTING $LAMMEDFOR CHANG SCHOOL COURSES?So are we.
The Ryerson Students’ Union is working to eliminateadditional fees charged to f-t undergrads who takeChang School evening classes.
For more info, email Liana Salvadorat vp.education@rsuonline.caor visit facebook.com/rsufb
8/8/2019 The Eyeopener — January 12, 2011
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/the-eyeopener-january-12-2011 15/16
The Eyeopener Wednesday, January 12, 2011 FUN 15
WTF IS IT?
a. root of sorts
b. zoomed in carpet
c. crustacean legs
By Michael Winkler GRAFFITTI
Name: ___________________________________________
Email:____________________________________________
POEMS FROM MY BLEEDING <3
Simon Harris was swearing in his bedroom again“Why do you never bloody t?” he muttered
As he crouched down(Remembering to keep his back straight)
To pick up all the clothes that’d
Dropped off his coathangers‘It’s the fourth time this week,’
Was his most prominent thought
A shiny thing (trophy) glintedIn the corner of his eye
In the harsh morning sun
He rued the day he’d been given that
For being the world’s tallest man.
~L. Richardson
WANT TO WIN $50??SEND IN YOUR ANSWER TO THE LATERAL LOGIC PUZZLE TO
THE EYEOPENER OFFICE, SCC 207 (FIND THE COLOURFUL DROP BOX!)
“SAM SHAM IS A SCAM”
EYEOPENER WORDFIND
8/8/2019 The Eyeopener — January 12, 2011
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/the-eyeopener-january-12-2011 16/16
Recommended